Phoebe and Her Unicorn by Dana Simpson for January 08, 2021

Phoebe brought the cheese, and still had to eat it to know this?

Still lost to the “point” of the story of cheese getting holes:-).

What next? Marigold dips eggs in chocolate and calls them “chocolate eggs”?

Oh, of course. It’s not like Swiss cheese actually tastes like Swiss cheese or anything.

This story has too many holes in the plot.

Phoebe: “I think it’s your story that’s full of holes.”

At least Phoebe is one up on John Cleese. He never got any fermented curd at the National Cheese Emporium.

Cheddar is NOT Swiss cheese. Swiss cheeses are stuff like Emmental.

The “TV Tropes” web page has a whole (not a pun) entry on ‘Cartoon Cheese’, which is always yellow-orange like Wisconsin Cheddar (which is itself dyed), is full of holes, and is always in wedge form.

Isn’t cheddar orange?

Mmm…cheddar…

Don´t worry the cheddar was made in Switzerland.

Cheddar cheese is a relatively hard, off-white (or orange if colorings such as annatto are added), sometimes sharp-tasting, natural cheese. Originating in the English village of Cheddar in Somerset, cheeses of this style are now produced all over the world.

Cheddar is the most popular type of cheese in the UK, accounting for 51% of the country’s £1.9 billion annual cheese market. It is the second-most popular cheese in the US behind mozzarella, with an average annual consumption of 10 lb (4.5 kg) per capita. The US produced approximately 3,000,000,000 lb (1,300,000 long tons; 1,400,000 tonnes) of cheddar cheese in 2014, and the UK produced 258,000 long tons (262,000 tonnes) in 2008.

The term cheddar cheese is widely used, but has no protected designation of origin within the European Union. However, in 2007 a Protected Designation of Origin, “West Country Farmhouse Cheddar”, was created, meaning only Cheddar produced from local milk within Somerset, Dorset, Devon and Cornwall and manufactured using traditional methods may use that name. The style and quality of cheeses labelled as cheddar may vary greatly, with some processed cheeses being packaged as “cheddar” while bearing little resemblance. Furthermore, certain cheeses that are more similar in taste and appearance to Red Leicester are sometimes popularly marketed as “red Cheddar”.

The cheese originates from the village of Cheddar in Somerset, south west England. Cheddar Gorge on the edge of the village contains a number of caves, which provided the ideal humidity and steady temperature for maturing the cheese. Cheddar cheese traditionally had to be made within 30 mi (48 km) of Wells Cathedral.

So, Switzerland is full of Unicorns?

“Marigold, just because it has holes in it doesn’t mean it tastes like Swiss.”

It’s rebranded as “swissed” chedder.

All that glitters is not gold… and not all cheese with holes is Swiss. I will say that almost any of the European cheeses is better-tasting than mass-produced American cheddar. My two favorites are mild Goudas from the Netherlands and stronger Tilsit cheese from Switzerland.

My account can’t be overdrawn. I still have checks! (Same school of reasoning.)

Holey cheddar, Batman!

I personally LOVE mozzarella cheese.. but my mom doesn’t let me eat it for snack.

Swiss cheese tastes a lot different than cheddar

The cheese has holes, just like Marigold’s logic

Of course! A cheese that has holes is automatically Swiss cheese! ;)